Intro: Everybody's leaving They're going far away They're taking nothing That might remind them of today They're sweeping out the ashes And singing to the breeze They only know that they're Best to believe Now, from the highway of diamonds I sent You all my love I sent You good news Every time they wished Me luck And now I'm passing by the brakeman Who says just wait and see He only knows that He's best to believe He only knows that He's best to believe He only knows that He's best to believe The peddler and the parson asked for no reprieve They only know that they're best to believe All of your disappointments Are hoping for a rest They've asked for nothing Except wishing You the best Of all that You've imagined Oh, but You never really see They only know that You're best to believe They only know that You're best to believe They only know that You're best to believe A sister and a brother might be just a dream But I only know that I'm best to believe ...